Folded toilet sheet



Jdne 5, 1934. a. CARRUTHERS 1,961,195

FOLDED TOILET SHEET Filed 06x. 29. 1932 d d d cl d d K 7 \K- l 01 mm f George L'arruMe rs.

Patented June 5, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE signor to Interlake Tissue Mills Co. Limited, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Application October 29,

3 Claims.

The principal object of this invention is to obviate difiiculties met with in handling of a broken paper sheet such as that which is used as a sanitary cover for toilet seats so that such paper sheets may be handled economically in dispensing devices without being torn or without interfering with the delivery of the sheets from the dispenser.

A further object is to devise a form of fold which will enable the sheets being neatly packaged.

The principal feature of the invention consists in the novel manner of folding the paper sheet in a succession of narrow overfolds so as to effectively support the broken edges of the sheet to prevent them from becoming torn.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a plan view of a sanitary toilet seat cover of the type which it is desired to be folded so as to be placed within a holding receptacle.

Figure 2 is a plan view showing the first fold made to the sheet.

Figure 3 is a plan view showing the second fold.

Figures 4, 5, 6 and 7 each show the progressive folds made to the sheet.

Figure 8 is a perspective view showing the sheet as finally folded and doubled with all cut edges in the surface covered so that an unbroken outer surface is provided.

Toilet seat covers such as illustrated by the letter A, Figure l, are formed with a substantially oval cut portion a, one end of the centre portion I) of which remains connected with the outer or square portion A by a tongue or narrow paper strip 0.

It will be readily understood that to fold this sheet across either of its diameters will bring the edges of the cut portion when folded over, opposite so that the sheet will be very awkward and it will not be possible to slide the sheets so folded from a quantity enclosed within a container.

The present invention is extremely simple but nevertheless very effective in overcoming this difficulty in that it consists in folding the sheet with a succession of overlapping folds.

The first fold 1 as illustrated in Figure 2 is a narrow fold which brings the edge of the paper into an overlapping position to cover the tongue 0 and the rounded end of the elliptical cut.

The second fold 2 illustrated in Figure 3 brings the previously covered portion of the oval cut and strip 0 to the top, but the fold rolls over a length of the diverging cut sides of the ellipse.

The succeeding folds, 3, 4, 5 and 6 continue to 1932, Serial No. 640,251

change the position of the overlying portion of the elliptical cut so that the cut portions diverge as between the top and bottom sides of each fold.

Finally when the last fold is reached the extreme end d of the oval cut appears on one side of the folded strip while the final unbroken edge of the sheet remains on the other side.

The strip is then cross-folded across the centre to bring the two ends together as illustrated in Figure 3 and the final cut portions 01 are covered in so that the folded sheet is completed in a narrow cross-folded strip having no out edges exposed outwardly on any of its surfaces. The sheets thus folded may be stacked in quantities in a container for dispensing purposes or they may be placed in envelopes and may be withdrawn one at a time without danger of one sheet catching upon and tearing another.

The fold is of course extremely simple but it accomplishes a new and useful result and enables the handling of broken sheets such as herein described with great ease and facility.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. A protective toilet seat cover of the type hav ing a semi-detached pattern cut therein to provide a displaceable opening-forming portion, said sheet being folded continuously from one end to the other in a common direction, as distinguished from the back and forth or zig-zag type of fold, with the outer folds coiled around and enclosing the inner folds and fold edges and retaining the patterned portion and cut edges from exposure.

2. A protective toilet seat cover of the type having a displaceable patterned portion partially cut therefrom, said sheet having a narrow edge portion turned inwardly and the remaining portion of the sheet wrapped in a continuously coiled manner therearound to enclose the cut edges of the pattern, said coiled sheet being flattened and folded on a line transversely of said narrow edge portion.

3. A protective toilet seat cover of the type having a pair of mating cuts forming a central displaceable portion connected at intervals by non-cut portions, a narrow edge portion of the base being turned inwardly and the remaining portion of the sheet being wrapped therearound in a continuously coiled manner with the cut portion of one coil out of register with the cut portion of the preceding coil, said coiled sheet being flattened and folded on a line extending intermediately between said pair of mating ovalforming cuts.

GEORGE CARRUTHERS. 

